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2.4.1 Reverse flow calculation ...................................................................... 29<br />

2.4.2 Varying transport delay analysis .......................................................... 29<br />

2.4.3 The effect of flow direction on air property transportation .................. 30<br />

2.5 Exhaled air re-breathing .............................................................................. 32<br />

2.6 Closure of the fluid dynamic mathematical modelling ................................. 34<br />

Chapter 3 Mathematical Modelling of Thermodynamic Section ............................... 35<br />

3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 35<br />

3.2 Airflow in ADU .......................................................................................... 35<br />

3.3 Chamber water heat balance ........................................................................ 40<br />

3.3.1 Heat flow from the heating element to water ........................................ 44<br />

3.3.1.1 Chamber base upper surface temperature ........................................ 44<br />

3.3.1.2 Heat balance at the outer surface of the heating plate ...................... 47<br />

3.3.2 Heat flow from chamber water into ambient air via wall 1, QC1i .......... 49<br />

3.3.3 Heat transfer from the chamber water into chamber air wa Q ............... 50<br />

3.3.4 Heat lost from the chamber water into chamber air by evaporationQev 53<br />

3.4 Chamber-air heat balance ............................................................................ 55<br />

3.4.1 Governing equation ............................................................................. 56<br />

3.4.2 Heat carried into chamber air by evaporated molecules ...................... 56<br />

3.4.3 Thermal energy brought in at the chamber inlet ................................... 57<br />

3.4.4 Thermal energy at the outlet ................................................................ 57<br />

3.4.5 Heat storage in chamber air ................................................................ 57<br />

3.4.6 Heat transfer from chamber air into ambient via wall 2 and 3 ............. 58<br />

3.4.6.1 Mixed convectional thermal resistance R C 23i<br />

.................................... 59<br />

3.4.6.2 The conductive thermal resistance through the chamber wall 2 and 3 ..<br />

........................................................................................................ 59<br />

3.4.6.3 The thermal resistance at outer surfaces of wall 2 and 3 .................. 60<br />

3.5 HADT heat balance ..................................................................................... 61<br />

3.5.1 Heat energy brought in and out by inlet and outlet ............................... 62<br />

3.5.2 Convection at HADT lump inner surface .............................................. 63<br />

3.5.3 Convection at HADT lump outer surface .............................................. 63<br />

3.5.4 Radiation at HADT outer surface ......................................................... 64<br />

3.5.5 Heat storage in air of the lump............................................................. 65<br />

3.6 HADT wall inner surface condensation analysis .......................................... 66<br />

3.6.1 General comparison of condensation and evaporation ......................... 66<br />

3.6.2 Condensation within the HADT............................................................ 67<br />

3.7 Mask heat balance ....................................................................................... 69<br />

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